An Animated Look Inside GE's Wild New Turboprop Engine

General Electric's latest turboprop engines are things of beauty. The H Series engines—designed for agriculture, business, and commuter planes—aim to be more reliable and require less maintenance than any machine ever developed to spin a propellor, particularly at high altitudes and in extreme heat.

GE just put out this video that opens up one of their H Series turboprops to give you a look at all the innards of an aircraft engine. The newest innovation is an Electronic Engine Propellor Control (EEPC), which is designed to integrate engine and propeller operation into a single-lever control for the pilot. It simultaneously reduces the pilot's workload and increases engine life by ensuring proper calibration between the engine RPM and the rotation of the prop.

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Turboprop power output is measured in shaft horsepower, and these babies put out about 850 horses each. The first aircraft to use the new engine will be the Nextant G90XT business aircraft, which should be flying with it by the end of the year, and the Thrush 510G crop duster is second in line to receive an engine upgrade to the EEPC H Series.